A Cure for Cramps?

A drug currently undergoing trials in America and the UK could be the answer to a major female complaint: menstrual cramps. Unlike current medications, which treat the symptoms and fight pain in general, this new pill targets the cause of cramps. (A hormone that causes uterine muscles to contract.) This medication would be the first of its kind to treat dysmenorrhoea (intense cramping during menstruation), which 50 to 90 percent of women of child-bearing age experience according to the study, and 30 percent of those women aren't helped by current treatments. The new drug won't be on the market for a few more years, at least—but we'll let you imagine the impact it could have now.